SpeedCast Adds the South
Atlantic Beam on
Telesat’s Telstar 12
May 30,
2016
Telesat announced
new service contracts
with SpeedCast
International Limited (SpeedCast),
a leading global
satellite communications
and network service
provider. The contracts
are the latest example
of an industry leader,
SpeedCast, choosing
Telesat’s services as
offering the best
combination of coverage,
performance and value to
support the growing
demand for mobile
broadband.
Telesat’s
innovative Ku-band
coverage over the North
Atlantic Ocean Region on
Telstar 14R and Telstar
11N has driven the
growth of mobile
broadband. Telesat’s new
Telstar 12 VANTAGE
satellite adds HTS
capacity over the North
Sea, the Mediterranean
and the Caribbean.
Telstar 12 VANTAGE also
has a South Atlantic
Ku-band beam which
SpeedCast is now using
to serve vessels
operating in remote and
harsh environments off
South America’s east
coast and between South
America and Africa.
SpeedCast is not only
expanding its use of
Telesat space segment
but also expanding its
presence in Telesat’s
state-of-the-art
teleport in Mount
Jackson, Virginia.
SpeedCast’s new
infrastructure at Mount
Jackson gives them
greater control over
their global capacity
and enables SpeedCast to
seamlessly access the
South Atlantic beam of
Telstar 12 VANTAGE.
“SpeedCast and
Telesat have been
working together for
more than 10 years to
build the global market
for mobile and fixed
broadband and we are
excited to expand our
ties to Telesat once
again with new capacity
on the Telstar 12
VANTAGE HTS satellite,”
said Mr. Moti Shulman,
Vice President
Technology & Network
Planning of SpeedCast. “Telesat’s
innovative South
Atlantic spot beam and
Europe beam enable us to
effectively manage our
capacity and provide
better service quality
and coverage to our
clients. We are pleased
to add multiple beams of
Telstar 12 VANTAGE to
our global coverage and
join hands with Telesat
to grow in the mobility
market.”
“When a
longstanding customer
and industry leader like
SpeedCast decides to
expand their business
with Telesat, it really
serves to validate our
business approach,” said
Tom Eaton, Vice
President, International
Sales for Telesat. “SpeedCast
has the resources and
expertise to compare any
number of satellite
options. Their decision
to choose Telstar 12
VANTAGE and increase
their presence at our
Mount Jackson teleport
is a tribute to the
performance and value
offered by Telesat. We
look forward to
continuing to meet
SpeedCast’s growing
requirements in mobility
markets around the
world.”
